Almost like his presidency wasn't that important to him, like all those lives in Iraq, New Orleans, all those lives ruined in the economic collapse, just weren't that important to him. I wish we could all put it behind so easily.

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Bush never took the "presidency of the United States" seriously. To him it was just an extension of a privileged birth-right to exercise power. Not in the context of being a servant of the people, a keeper of American laws and values, but in the context of a titled Lord, so to speak. It was part of a continuum of privilege... privilege to exercise power over other with immunity. Like getting out of going to Vietnam, getting out of National Guard duties, getting into Yale.... getting to play "leader of the free world."

I'm not so sure he is going to get to put it behind him so easily. Not only did we see what he did, the rest of the world did, too. There are courts that may be calling him out for his crimes some day. Look at the conviction of the former president of Peru (I think it was Peru).

Anon, Periodically, someone will come on the site talking about protests in the streets and such. That's not the way we're wired.

Protests come from people who think they have more to gain than lose, and in this US environment, most people don't want to risk losing.

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MArciale, It was Fujimori of Peru, but I don't think we'll ever see a serious prosecution of Bush. I just don't think that happens in the current world structure. The US will not allow itself to be put on trial like that.

However, the slights and diminishment could be interesting. Like, this morning I asked if Bush is doing a commencement anywhere. And we're yet to hear of him addressing any seriously high profile groups.

(He's doing some fundraising kinda stuff, but it's small money and no profile for those involved.)

Is he getting invited to lead major issue conferences? Is he being put up in profile by anyone but his own defenders?

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